stigma

English

Wikipedia

A stigma of a flower

Etymology

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stigma, “brand”), from στίζω (stizō, “I mark”)

Noun

stigma (plural stigmata or stigmas)

1. A mark of infamy or disgrace.
2. A scar or birthmark.
3. (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
4. a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, (Ϛ/ϛ).

Derived terms

• stigmatize

Translations

mark of infamy

Finnish: stigma (fi) French: stigmate (fr) m. Greek: στίγμα (el) (stígma) n. Japanese: 恥辱 (ja) (ちじょく, chijoku), 汚点 (ja) (おてん, oten), 汚名 (ja) (おめい, omei)

Polish: piętno (pl) n. Russian: клеймо (ru) n., позорное пятно (ru)

scar or birthmark

Finnish: arpi (fi), syntymämerkki (fi) French: stigmate (fr) m. Greek: στίγμα (el) (stígma) n.

Japanese: (red birthmark) 紅斑 (ja) (こうはん, kōhan), (scar) 傷 (ja) (きず, kizu) Polish: piętno (pl) n., znamię (pl) n. Russian: шрам (ru) m., родимое пятно (ru)

part of the pistil

Esperanto: stigmo (eo) Finnish: luotti (fi) French: stigmate (fr) m. Greek: στίγμα (el) (stígma) n.

Icelandic: fræni (is) n. Japanese: 柱頭 (ja) (ちゅうとう, chūtō) Spanish: estigma (es) f.

a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau

French: stigma (fr) m.

Greek: στίγμα (el) (stígma) n.

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German: stigma

External links

• stigma in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• stigma in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• mistag

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Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίγμα (stigma, “brand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stiːma/, [ˈsd̥iːma] or IPA: /stikma/, [ˈsd̥iɡ̊ma]

Noun

stigma n. (singular definite stigmaet, plural indefinite stigmata)

1. stigma

Inflection

    Inflection of stigma

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	stigma	stigmaet	stigmata	stigmataene
genitive	stigmas	stigmaets	stigmatas	stigmataenes

Related terms

• stigmatisere ("stigmatize")
• stigmatisering ("stigmatization")

External links

• Stigma on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia

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French

Wikipedia ^fr

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίγμα (stigma, “brand”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: stiɡ.ma

Noun

stigma m. (plural stigmas)

1. stigma (Greek letter)

   Contrairement à ce que l'œil pourrait laisser croire, stigma n'est pas un sigma final grec : en effet, c'est l'évolution de la ligature d'un sigma lunaire avec un tau.

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Italian

Noun

stigma m. (plural stigmi)

1. stigma (all senses)

stigma m. and f. inv.

1. stigma (Greek ligature)

Related terms

• stigmata
• stigmatizzare

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Latin

Noun

stigma (genitive stigmatis); n, third declension

1. brand (burned mark, especially on a slave)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	stigma	stigmata
genitive	stigmatis	stigmatum
dative	stigmatī	stigmatibus
accusative	stigma	stigmata
ablative	stigmate	stigmatibus
vocative	stigma	stigmata

Swedish

Noun

stigma n.

1. a stigma

   att ha många barn har gått från stigma till status

   to have many children has gone from stigma to status

Declension

Declension of stigma

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stigma	stigmat	stigman	stigmana
genitive	stigmas	stigmats	stigmans	stigmanas

Usage notes

• A Latin plural stigmata is also used.

Related terms

• stigmatisera